Platform re-development for a leading eLearning application for medical students
Dr. Jason Ryan, an MD and Cardiologist at the University of Connecticut Medical Center, is an award-winning educator and has been teaching as a medical school professor for years. His passion for medical science and teaching led him to create the online education platform. Launched in 2015, the multi-million dollar eLearning business has more than 80k paid subscribers.
It is one of the most popular eLearning platforms for medical students appearing for United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) board exams.
The platform consists of over 650 videos, 2500 quizzes and 50 custom curricula, all developed by Dr Jason Ryan. The platform offers content for a wide array of subjects, such as cardiology, biostatistics, biochemistry and more. Each subject covers the full range of subtopics for USMLE Step 1 including:
- Embryology
- Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Pathology
Topics within each section mirror those of First Aid for the Boards.
Services
- Consulting & Planning
- Information Architecture
- UI/UX Design
- Custom Application Development
- DevOps
- Continuous upgradation
- Ongoing Maintenance & Support (24×7)
The Challenge
The Solution
Unified Infotech custom-built a robust and highly scalable eLearning solution using cutting-edge technologies, along with a best-in-class user experience. Micro-level competitor analysis was conducted and the new platform’s user interface was integrated with relevant and popular functional elements.
A custom interactive video player was built so that students could effortlessly participate in quizzes, answer queries and take notes, all while watching videos. Some of the major functional modules which were introduced in the new system alongside a fresh user interface were:
Dashboards
Custom playlists
Gamification
Flashcards
Competition with peers
Community
Analytics
Our developers built a highly sophisticated admin back-end console to make content administration effortless and manage other aspects of the business such as business intelligence, accounting and user management.
A special emphasis was given to the system architecture to ensure the platform doesn’t experience any downtime when multiple users are watching the videos or using the website simultaneously. We determined that the security matched up to the highest enterprise-grade standards, as renowned universities such as the NY Medical school, Harvard and University of Pennsylvania wanted to tie-up directly with the platform.
The Solution
